Drawing

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

SS.75.13

Description

Pencil sketch of water fowl swimming in pond; pond is surrounded by a fence and trees: steps lead down the hill on the left; framed in a green mat; the sketch bears the inscription at the bottom--" "Sunnyside Sep. 20th 1855. The Pond". N. B. Appears as "THE 'LITTLE MEDITERRANEAN'", on p. 16 of the Harper's Magazine article (see SS.75.18).

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Pencil, Paper, Pencil

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

T. Addison Richards

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1855

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Mat

Height

7-3/8 in

Width

9-15/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 9 15/16 in. (18.7 x 25.2 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

4-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. (8.9 x 12.4 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Dark finger stain, lower left.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.75.18 - Magazine - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

N. B. Appears as "THE 'LITTLE MEDITERRANEAN'", on p. 16 of the Harper's Magazine article (see SS.75.18).

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial